Which of the many new, technological advances are necessary to help truck fleets stay safer on the road, and what are unnecessary distractions?
Read More →Nearly a third of the participants in a recent distracted driving study conducted in Connecticut admitted to reading and/or sending text messages while driving.
Read More →The State of New York plans to create what New York Governor Andrew Cuomo’s office is calling “Texting Zones,” areas where motorists can pull off the road and use their mobile devices.
Read More →The Governors Highway Safety Association releases a report examining how states are addressing the problem of distracted driving. Today, 47 states and the District of Columbia have specific laws aimed at preventing the problem.
Read More →New research reveals that voice-activated in-car technologies are dangerously distracting to drivers.
Read More →The governors of Florida and Hawaii pass new laws on texting and using mobile devices while driving.
Read More →The “Plymouth Rock Assurance Distracted Driver Survey” found that 28% of respondents have texted while driving.
Read More →Whether using a voice-to-text app or texting manually, drivers will see their response time double when they're engaged in texting. The distraction level is essentially the same, according to a study conducted by the Texas A&M Transportation Institute.
Read More →A total of 71% of employers have policies, but only 32% are confident that current enforcement is effective, according to a new survey from Aegis Mobility.
Read More →Forty-nine percent of drivers say they answer incoming phone calls while driving, and 24% are willing to place calls on all, most or some trips.
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